Trevor Whymark

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Trevor Whymark
Personal information
Full nameTrevor John Whymark
Date of birth (1950-05-04) 4 May 1950
Place of birthBurston, Norfolk, England
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?-69Diss Town
1969-79Ipswich Town261(75)
1979Sparta Rotterdam (Loan)5(0)
1979Derby County2(0)
1979-1980Vancouver Whitecaps57(25)
1980-84Grimsby Town93(16)
1984-85Southend United39(6)
1985Peterborough United3(0)
Diss Town
1985Colchester United2(0)
Diss Town
National team
1973-74England Under-23s7(3)
1977England1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Trevor Whymark (born 4 May 1950 in Burston, Norfolk) is a former English international footballer who played in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s, notably with Ipswich Town.[1]

Whymark made his Ipswich League debut in February 1970 against Manchester City.[2] In the first leg of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup second round, he scored all four Ipswich goals in a 4-0 win over Lazio.[3]

In 1979 Whymark moved to play for Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League, and during his two seasons in Canada he scored 25 goals for the Whitecaps in 57 games.[4] Trevor scored both goals, including the game winner in the 60th minute of Vancouver's 2-1 Soccer Bowl victory over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1979.

After that he had Football League spells with Grimsby Town, Southend United, Peterborough United and Colchester United.[1]

Whymark played a single game for England, against Luxembourg in 1977.[2]

In 1999/2000 he became coach of Norwich City's under-13 side, and he then returned to Ipswich Town to perform a similar role with their under 12's.[5]

Honours

Ipswich Town

  • Texaco Cup Winner: 1973
  • Charity Shield Runner up: 1978
  • FA Cup Winner: 1978 (did not play)

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • NASL Winner 1979

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
  2. 2.0 2.1 Diss Express interview, 14/12/07
  3. Scott Murray (2 April 2010). "The Joy of Six: Oft-forgotten Fairs and Uefa Cup classics". The Sport Blog. Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
  4. "Trevor Whymark". North American Soccer League Players. nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  5. Player info at ex-canaries.co.uk

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